Dhaka: The murder of student leader and Inquilab Manch spokesperson Sharif Usman Hadi in Bangladesh has shaken the politics of the country. He died on 18 December while undergoing treatment in Singapore after being shot by unknown assailants in Dhaka on 12 December. After Hadi’s assassination, initially fundamentalist elements accused India, due to which the Hindu community was targeted… but now Hadi’s brother Sharif Omar bin Hadi has made a big revelation. At a protest in Shahbag on Tuesday, Omar Hadi made serious allegations against the government led by interim chief Muhammad Yunus. He said, “You are the one who got Osman Hadi murdered.
Murder charges to postpone elections
Taking aim at Yunus, Usman’s brother said, “You got the murder done and now using this as an excuse, you are trying to derail the elections to be held in February.” Omar claimed that the purpose of the murder was to postpone the elections by spreading anarchy in the country. He warned that if the killers were not brought to justice, then people in power would also be forced to flee the country like Sheikh Hasina. Omar said that Hadi would not do anything to anyone. They were targeted because they did not bow before the intelligence agencies or “foreign masters”.
Ultimatum given to the government
Faisal Karim Masood and others, the main accused in Hadi’s murder, are absconding. However, the police have arrested 13 people so far. Inquilab Manch has given a 30-day ultimatum to the government to arrest the killers, otherwise there will be a big movement. Meanwhile, after Hadi’s death, attacks on Hindus have increased in Bangladesh. The houses of two Hindu families, Jayanti Sangha and Babu Shukusheel, were set on fire late Monday night in Rawajan area of Chittagong. The attackers first locked the doors from outside and then set the houses on fire. The family members somehow escaped by breaking the windows, but the entire house was burnt and the pets died. A poster was put up in the village, giving a “final warning” to Hindus to mend their “behavior” or face dire consequences.
Hindus become unsafe in Bangladesh
Hindus of Bangladesh have become unsafe in front of the violence of fundamentalists. The victims’ families said they are now homeless and scared in their own country, while the police remain mute spectators. In the protests that started after Hadi’s death, anti-India slogans were first raised and Hindus were targeted. In Mymensingh, a Hindu youth named Dipu Chandra Das was beaten to death by a mob and his body was burnt by hanging it on a tree. There is an atmosphere of fear in the Hindu community due to these incidents. There is anger against these attacks in India too. Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal workers demonstrated outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi, breaking barricades and raising slogans.
India enraged by the murder of a Hindu in Dhaka
After the murder of a Hindu youth in Dhaka, protests took place in many cities including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Bhopal, Ranchi. The protesters demanded protection of Hindus from the Yunus government. Political turmoil continues in Bangladesh. On December 25, Tariq Rehman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and acting chairman of BNP, is returning from London after 17 years in exile. His return is going to be welcomed by millions of supporters, which is a sign of change in the February elections. Questions are being raised on the security of minorities and electoral stability in Bangladesh. The international community is also keeping an eye on these incidents.
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